PDN LIVE! June 2016

In the Aftermath of the killings in the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, PDN LIVE answered questions about Active Shooter Response. Rob Pincus was joined by Mike Gillette at the start of the show to talk about important aspects of Fighting Mindset in both your preparation for dealing with a spree killing incident and in the actual moment that requires you to act. Pincus spent the majority of the show addressing the most popular questions that were submitted, addressing issues of firearms use during a mass shooting, coordinating with other armed good guys and improvised responses for when you can’t carry a defensive firearm.

Not a question but more of a statement and request for your thoughts. We need, as a society , to be more alert and aware of possible threats. I am sure the signs were there, just no one took notice. Please elaborate on what people need to be looking for, on a daily basis of potential upcoming problem-down to what to look for when a threat is imminent . Thanks PDN & Ron!

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It is imperative that we contact our elected officials to keep the pressure on those who want to blame legitimate gun owners for the acts of those irresponsible people who do unspeakable damage to others.

Being in Fla you can’t take a fire arm into a bar or night club predominantly selling alcohol. If not impaired would you suggest retrieving your firearm from your vehicle to confront the shooter, after calling police?

You should carry what you are comfortable with carrying. One never knows what you might have to defend yourself from. A recent story I read told a story of a LEO that almost ran out of ammo before the situation was resolved in his favor. He stated that he now carries 150 rounds on hos person. Granted LEOs are more likely to experience situations that private citizens will not, do you want to be a statistic? Carry what you can and what you are comfortable with.

Yes, repetition, and practice, even in one’s own mind helps one react in stressful situations. I have not had the unfortunate scenario that required a gun, but I have had situations that required self-defensive actions, and having been mentally prepared previously helped me act in a calm manner.

I have found that since I began practicing situational awareness I don’t have to focus on being aware as much as when I began learning situational awareness. I also have noticed that the more aware I have become the more aware I am. A dozen or more years ago when I started becoming situationally aware, I was not anywhere as aware as I am today. It is at a point that I don’t usually think about it, except when something strikes me as not right. It’s not that I am not aware, I notice just about everything, but I don’t have to mentally focus on it. It has saved me from numerous car crashes recently. The last one was where an SUV came across three lanes and half-way into my lane. If I had not been situationally aware I probably would have been dead or severely injured.

the police have no responsibility to protect anyone. the fact is the police when responding to active shooter at a school will not enter until they set up a perimeter and make sure they are safe before entering and taking care of the problem.

How do you suggest answering the anti-gunners that constantly refuse to understand that Orlando would have been far less of a tragedy if even a half-dozen customers had been armed. No single terrorist can defend against bullets sent from a small group of multiple locations. No group of terrorists can defend against bullets sent from a large group of multiple locations.

It would be great if the notice for these events much longer. I don’t live in my personal email and many times I see this the next day or at best just after the event. 8-12 hours would be ideal. Thank for the Grest Content.

Most of these people at Pulse were not of a survival mindset. What I find so odd is that the club supposedly had security. Having done armed security work, part of my job was to make sure that a situation like this did not happen by heading it off. If security had been doing their job this should not have happened.